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• Road rage - advice please 15 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Perhaps in future some old lad, or a young woman will suffer at his hands. I am wondering what I can do that is constructive. I have a mind to report the driver to the local police given that I have the registration and a description of the car and the driver (he was about 30, shaven headed, an unshaven face, and a lean build i.e. football thug lookalike).
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  A friend's young son had a car accident, but no other vehicle was involved - should he tell his insurer? 8 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My friend's 21 year old son had a car accident on the ice last week. His car (a cheap old thing) was a write off, but no one else was involved. The AA...
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  A vehicle continually parks and causes an obstruction outside my house - what can I do? 25 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  There are laybys outside the houses on the street where I live. My neighbour has a small lorry (crew cab flat back type) and he has to bump it up onto...
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  Does the Ford Ka+ have the same issues as the Fiat 500 that it's based on? 23 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I recently put a small deposit down on a 2017 Ka+. Yesterday, a friend told me that it's a poor Fiat engine and bad gearbox. I'm now worried. Could you...
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  Neighbour scuffed my car and wants insurance involved - what's the best way to get the damage repaired? 13 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The boyfriend of my neighbour's daughter damaged my car lightly. As all parties agreed it was minor damage, I said I'd get a quote and we'd get him to...
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  Can I recommend the Drive Check Plus and motorcycle Bike Safe training courses? 5 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A couple of months ago I wrote to you to say that as I was having to self-assess my driving for the third three year period and I would like to have my...
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  I don't want my car written off, what can I do? 14 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I was recently involved in a failure to stop accident in Bradford, where the other driver shot off after appearing to hit me deliberately. He pulled out...
• SatNavs in Africa 21 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  On TV yesterday there was a programme called “My Family's Crazy Gap Year” recording the progress of a couple of young people taking their three children on a “4x4 driving adventure in Africa”.  They bought a 13 years old Land Cruiser, “...with a lot of work required”, part of which was done, and set off.
• Citroen C3 - Car hit in residents private car park 3 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  My car was parked in our private car park (in my allocated space outside my flat).  The car park is owned by the people who own the flats. A young driver (who usually races around I might add) pulled into the car park to quickly and lost control of his vehicle.  He clipped the front of my car.  I've had the damage assessed and I need a new complete front bumber (cost about £600).
• FIAT - Fiat Dealers worst on 18 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Auto Express Driver Power verdict 2008. Fiat allegedly, second from bottom overall and worst on "Helpfulness and attitude" I just can`t believe that, given the new 500, it importance to the company and the new management seemingly having gone through the dealer network.
• Three quick Qs about selling privately 27 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Believe it or not, two people are interested in coming to see my car tomorrow. I don't have 'any driver' on the car's insurance policy - the people need to show me they have third party cover to drive other vehicles before they get behind the wheel of my car, don't they? Or am I being super paranoid?
• Be careful out there! 29 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  When you do set off, remember that it's probably a year or more since you last saw this weather, let alone drove in it. Young drivers may have never driven in this weather before now, so they will soon encounter their baptism of fire. Those who have driven in ice and snow will know that cars behave completely differently.
• Which car for around £3-4k? 31 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hello all, I'm in need of a car which would be suitable for long distance motoring as I'm planning to start following my footy team around the country... but (as any woman would) I have a list of requirements: Max £4k in price Reliability is key Low insurance group (I'm still classed as a 'young driver') Economical (45mpg+ for m/way driving..!) Preferably no older than 5yrs. Now given the last point, I'm thinking diesel, unless I plan to drive a petrol extremely frugally (and that's about as likely as me buying a Smart car tomorrow).
• Why do people.... 24 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Not dynamically very good nor very reliable, nor do they hold their value. The company is going bust for a very good reason. Think Yaris' are desirable by young drivers? They're for 70 year old women. And they have no character. And are expensive. (same for Honda Jazz) Use large insurance companies for their car insurance? Its usually more expensive than using a specialist.
• Peugeot 206 SW trim quality (+C3 trim) 23 May 2002 (Forum)
  However, the brand-new example I was looking at had about 6" of carpet edge detached from under the driver's door trim. What's more, there was no sign that I could see of any way to dismantle the plastic door trim to panel to pop it back in place. Annoying, not serious, but not what I'd expect from a brand-new car.
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  How can I defend my friend against an accident claim when he was driving my car? 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Please can you help me? At the end of last year I loaned my car to a Missionary friend who returned to this country for Christmas, who was aged 55 with...
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  Is the behaviour of insurance companies causing increased premiums for consumers? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just heard on the radio that car insurance premiums have gone up by 35 per cent in the last two years. The usual excuses are trotted out: more people...
• Prejudice against BMW & Merc drivers 26 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  You're probably wasting a fine motor car. Hyundai, Daewoo - the ultimate car-as-white-goods. You are easy prey for ill-mannered drivers to carve up, and I'm just going to shove in front of you right now. Lorry driver - might is right. Gentlemen of the road - don't make me laugh. Know what mirrors are for? Mercedes - You have reached the pinnacle - you have nothing to prove, so why care what everyone says.
• Uninsured- surely I'm entitled to see the bill? 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  My insurance lapsed at Midnight, and I was intending to buy my new policy at 7am when my wages hit my bank. Darn stupidly I drove in between. Our cars touched on a roundabout and the other driver was young and going at a fair speed- I was doing less than 35mph. The other driver over corrected and basically their car came off far worse than mine. I'm a single mum. I took the points and paid the fine.
• DMF's and the van connection 14 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I thrashed the living daylights out of them, and the current transit and other similar vans are driven with equal cruelty by their current young drivers. Have you ever tried to beat a diesel MB sprinter off the lights, they could give a motorcycle a run for its money, so how come these vehicles which are usually driven absolutely flat out survive.